Daily life
low-key
calm and not showy
Relaxed and simple, without a lot of activity, formality, or attention.
Hear it in real life
Are you having a big party?
No, just a low-key meal with a few friends.
We are planning a low-key birthday dinner at home.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We had a low volume birthday dinner at home.
Say: We had a low-key birthday dinner at home.
Learners may mistake “low-key” for a description of sound level instead of a relaxed, simple event.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
a low-key dinner; keep something low-key
Your turn: say it out loud
We are planning a low-key birthday dinner at home.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
low-key
calm and not showy
“We are planning a low-key birthday dinner at home.”
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